He swore he would scold her less, work hard, and never make things difficult for her again.
She didn’t speak, nor did she cry; she was just constantly restraining herself, holding back her surging emotions! How many years had it been? She had long learned to look at the past and the future through the lens of regret and remorse. Otherwise, she couldn’t have survived!
She clenched her fists, forcibly suppressing her self-loathing, the guilt and regret over the passing of her father and grandparents, her whole body tensing up like a tightly drawn bow. Yu Zexiao, holding her, could feel it all the more intensely. He simply held her tightly, his lips gently kissing the top of her head, "Don’t be sad anymore, you’ve still got me, I’ll be by your side."
Without her response, he kissed her over and over, his lips slowly moving from the top of her head to the curve of her ear, finally catching her luminous earlobe, gently sucking on it as if he wanted to show all of his passion!
Even the argument he had with his father was placed at the back of his mind to comfort her. In the past, if he had argued with Yu Jingxi, he would have fallen into a state of irritation for a long while.
Compared to her experiences, what was a little quarrel with his father worth?
"Don’t be afraid, I’m right here, by your side...."
For a very long time, so long that even Jian Anning’s body, tense down to her toes, gradually relaxed, and it seemed as if she had returned to her usual serene and composed demeanor. She straightened up slightly, her expression calm as she pushed away from his embrace, "I’m fine now."
And Yu Zexiao, unusually, didn’t persist further, but followed her, with a flattering demeanor, "Let’s go eat, shall we? Afterwards, join me at the film festival."
Jian Anning didn’t say anything, just nodded wearily.
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The two of them got ready and quickly headed to the Shangcheng Exhibition Center.
This year’s Shangcheng Film Festival was a famous event in the Asia-Pacific Region. In addition to the films being shown, stars from around the world and entertainment industry gurus were invited to add glamor to the festival.
However, the reason Yu Zexiao was attending the film festival, aside from being there himself, was another important one: his idol in the piano world, the pianist from Vienna, John Gruber, who had become a music consultant for this year’s hit movie, would also lead his team to the festival!
To everyone else, Yu Zexiao showed an indifferent attitude, but to the music master John Gruber, he showed considerable respect! His favorite thing was the piano, and he greatly admired the beauty of Gruber’s piano. He had hoped to study under him back in the day. Unfortunately, although he started learning the piano quite early, he was capricious until the age of eighteen. By the time he resolutely chose to enter the world of piano, John Gruber only accepted students under eighteen.
So, he missed the opportunity with much regret.
This time, he truly hoped to have a close encounter with John Gruber!
All the way there, watching Yu Zexiao’s eager demeanor, Jian Anning was a bit puzzled, "What’s with you? You don’t usually seem this excited about film festivals."